Adult education in a multicultural society
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Adult education in a multicultural society
（Theory and practice of adult education in North America series）
Routledge, 1990
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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ISBN 9780415036443
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Where societies are multicultural, adult education has an important role to play. Yet little research has so far been done on the work of adult educators with different cultural groups. These essays, by both adult educators and policy makers, are an important contribution to a largely unexplored area, and will be of interest to adult educators in all multicultural societies. Focusing on the United States, the contributors examine the challenges facing adult educators in meeting the needs of newly-arrived immigrants as well as the continuing needs of ethnic minorities generally. They investigate the questions raised by pluralism and linguistic diversity, and describe in detail the present-day adult education of some of the larger ethnic groups in the United States. They also give examples of new methods in adult education, and innovative projects at the university, professional, and vocational level. The challenge of providing effective education for ethnic minorities exists for all multicultural societies, and the US experience provides insights and information not readily available elsewhere.
Table of Contents
- Part 1 Dimensions of the trouble: cultural pluralism, democracy and multicultural education, Young Pai
- multiculturalism in education - the importance of meaning, Charles A. Tesconi Jr
- linguistic minorities and adult education in the United States, C Ray Graham and Peter S Cookson. Part 2 Past and present concerns of major ethnic minorities: more than the three "R's" - the development of black eduction in Manhattan, Charlotte T. Morgan
- adult education and the American Indian, John W. Tippiconnic III
- the education of hispanic adults - pedagogical strands and cultural meanings, Martha Montero-Sieburth
- Asian Pacific Americans and adult education - the social and political resocialization of a diverse immigrant and refugee population, Don T. Nakanishi. Part 3 Innovative approaches to practice and research: education as a social agent - one university's answer to a multi-ethnic graduate adult population, Philip T. K. Daniel and Vesta A.H. Daniel
- experiencing the unfamilar - matrix for learning, Thelma Barer-Stein
- the use of a negotiated approach in health care - university-community group interaction, Joan Reeves
- the dynamics of hosting an international exchange student, Kimerly Miller, et al
- the hispanic adult learner in a rural community college, Rene Diaz-Lefebvre.
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: pbk ISBN 9780415909136
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In Adult Education in a Multicultural Society Beverly Cassara examines some of the challenges facing adult educators in meeting the needs of newly-arrived adults. The book is divided into three sections: the first analyzes some of the issues raised by pluralism and linguistic diversity; the second provides a historical overview of the education of some of the larger ethnic groups in the US; and the third introduces and looks at some new initiatives in both basic literacy and on university, professional and vocational levels.
Table of Contents
Introduction Beverly B. Cassara Section One: Dimensions of the Trouble 1. Cultural Pluralism, Democracy and Multicultural Education Young Pai 2. Multiculturalism in Education: The Importance of Meaning Charles A. Tesconi Jr. 3. Linguistic Minorities and Adult Education in the United States C. Ray Graham and Peter S. Cookson Section Two: Past and Present Concerns of Major Ethnic Minorities 4. More than the Three "R's": The Development of Black Education in Manhattan Charlotte T. Morgan 5. Adult Education and the American Indian John W. Tippeconnic III 6. The Education of Hispanic Adults: Pedagogical Strands and Cultural Meanings Martha Montero-Sieburth 7. Asian Pacific Americans and Adult Education: the Social and Political Resocialization of a Diverse Immigrant and Refugee Population Don T. Nakanishi Section Three: Innovative Approaches to Practice and Research 8. Education as a Social Agent: One University's Answer to a Multi-ethnic Graduate Adult Population Philip T. K. Daniel and Vesta A. H. Daniel 9. Experiencing the Unfamilar: Matrix for Learning Thelma Barer-Stein 10. The Use of a Negotiated Approach in Health Care: University-community Group Interaction Joan Reeves 11. The Dynamics of Hosting an International Exchange Student Kimerly Miller, Neal Grove, and Bettina Hansel 11. The Hispanic Adult Learner in a Rural Community College Rene Diaz-Lefebvre
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